document_title: Smokey and the Bandit

question_text: who played bandit in smokey and the bandit

text: Smokey and the Bandit

text: Plot[edit]

text: Wealthy Texan Big Enos Burdette and his son Little Enos seek a truck driver willing to bootleg Coors beer to Georgia for their refreshment. At the time, Coors was regarded as one of the finest beers in the United States,[4] but it could not be legally sold east of the Mississippi River. Truck drivers who had taken the bet previously had been caught and arrested by "Smokey" (CB slang for highway patrol officers, referring to the Smokey Bear–type hats worn in some states).

text: The Burdettes find legendary trucker Bo "Bandit" Darville competing in a truck rodeo at Lakewood Fairgrounds in Atlanta; they offer him $80,000 to haul 400 cases of Coors beer from Texarkana, Texas back to Atlanta in 28 hours; Big Enos has sponsored a driver running in the Southern Classic stockcar race and "when he wins I want to celebrate in style." Bandit accepts the bet and recruits his partner Cledus "Snowman" Snow to drive the truck, while Bandit drives the "blocker", a black Pontiac Trans Am bought on an advance from the Burdettes, to divert attention away from the truck and its illegal cargo.

text: The trip to Texas is mostly uneventful except for at least one pursuing Arkansas State Trooper whom Bandit evades with ease. They reach Texarkana an hour ahead of schedule, load their truck with the beer and head back toward Atlanta. Immediately upon starting the second leg of the run, Bandit picks up runaway bride Carrie, whom he eventually nicknames "Frog" because she is "kinda cute like a frog," she is "always hoppin' around," and because he "wants to jump" her.  But in so doing, Bandit makes himself a target of Texas Sheriff Buford T. Justice, a career lawman whose handsome but slow-witted son Junior was to have been Carrie's bridegroom. Ignoring his own jurisdiction, Sheriff Justice, with Junior in tow, chases Bandit all the way to Georgia, even as various mishaps cause his cruiser to disintegrate around them.

text: The remainder of the film is one lengthy high-speed chase, as Bandit's antics attract more and more attention from local and state police across Dixie while Snowman barrels on toward Atlanta with the contraband beer. Bandit and Snowman are helped along the way via CB radio by many colorful characters, including an undertaker with his hearse driver and their funeral procession, an elderly lady, a drive-in waitress and all her customers, a convoy of trucks, and even a madam who runs a brothel out of her RV.  Neither Sheriff Justice nor any other police officers have any knowledge of Snowman's illegal manifest.

text: The chase intensifies as Bandit and Snowman get closer to Atlanta; moments after crossing back into Georgia, Bandit comes to the rescue when Snowman is pulled over by a Georgia State Patrol motorcycle patrolman, and state and local police step up their pursuit with more cruisers, larger roadblocks, and even a police helicopter to track Bandit's movements. Discouraged by the unexpected mounting attention, and with just four miles left to go, Bandit is about to give up, but Snowman refuses to listen and takes the lead, smashing through the police roadblock at the entrance to the fairgrounds. They arrive back at Lakewood Speedway (while the Southern Classic race is being run) with only 10 minutes to spare, but instead of taking the payoff, Frog and Bandit accept a double-or-nothing offer from Little Enos — a challenge to run up to Boston and bring back clam chowder in 18 hours. They quickly escape in one of Big Enos' Cadillac convertibles as Georgia State Patrol cruisers flood the racetrack to confiscate the Trans Am and truck, passing Sheriff Justice's badly damaged police car by the side of the road. Bandit first directs Sheriff Justice to Big and Little Enos, but then in a gesture of respect, reveals his true location and invites Justice to give chase, leaving Junior behind.

text: Cast[edit]

text:
Burt Reynolds as Bo Darville ("Bandit")
Sally Field as Carrie ("Frog")
Jerry Reed as Cledus Snow ("Snowman")
Jackie Gleason as Sheriff Buford T. Justice ("Smokey")
Mike Henry as Junior Justice
Pat McCormick as Big Enos Burdette
Paul Williams as Little Enos Burdette
Macon McCalman as Mr. B
Susan McIver as Hot Pants
George Reynolds as Sheriff George Branford
Laura Lizer Sommers as Little Beaver
Michael Mann as Branford's Deputy
Lamar Jackson as Sugar Bear
Ronnie Gay as Georgia Trooper
Quinnon Sheffield as Alabama Trooper
Alfie Wise as Alabama Patrolman
Pat Hustis as Tow Truck Driver
Ingeborg Kjeldsen as Foxy Lady
Ben Jones as Trucker #1
Joe Klecko as Trucker #2
Hank Worden as Trucker #3

text: Production[edit]

text: Director Hal Needham originally planned the film as a low-budget B movie with a production cost of $1 million,[3] with Jerry Reed as the Bandit. It was not until Needham's friend Burt Reynolds read the script, and said he would star, that the film was aimed at a more mainstream release; Reed would now portray Bandit's friend Snowman (Reed would eventually play the Bandit in Smokey and the Bandit Part 3). At that time Reynolds was the top box office star in the world. In the original script Carrie was called Kate while Big Enos and Little Enos were called Kyle and Dickey. Bandit's car was a second generation Ford Mustang and the prize for completing the run was a new truck rather than $80,000.[5]

text: Burt Reynolds revealed in his autobiography that Needham had written the first draft script on legal pads. Upon showing it to his friend, Reynolds told Needham that it was the worst script he had ever read but that he would still make the movie. Most of the dialogue was improvised on set.[6]

text: Universal Studios bankrolled Smokey and the Bandit for $5.3 million, figuring it was a good risk.[3] Just two days before production was to begin, Universal sent a "hatchet man" to Atlanta to inform Needham that the budget was being trimmed by $1 million. With Reynolds' salary at $1 million, Needham was left with only $3.3 million to make the film. Needham and assistant director David Hamburger spent 30 hours revising the shooting schedule.[3]

text: "Buford T. Justice" was the name of a real Florida Highway Patrolman known to Reynolds' father, who was once Police Chief of Riviera Beach, Florida. His father was also the inspiration for the word "sumbitch" used in the film, a variation of the phrase "son-of-a-bitch" that, according to Reynolds, he uttered quite often.

text: Jackie Gleason was given free rein to ad-lib dialogue and make suggestions. It was his idea to have Junior alongside him throughout.  In particular, the scene where Sheriff Justice unknowingly encounters the Bandit in the "choke and puke" (a roadside diner) was not in the original story, but rather was Gleason's idea.

text: Before Gleason was cast in the film, Richard Boone was originally considered for the role of Buford T. Justice.[6]

text: Sally Field only accepted the part after her agent advised her that she needed a big movie role on her resume. Reynolds actively pushed for her casting after Universal initially resisted, claiming Field was not attractive enough. Field enjoyed making the film, but remembers that virtually the entire project was improvised.

text: Reportedly, Needham had great difficulty getting any studios or producers to take his project seriously, as in the film industry, he was better known as a stuntman. He managed to obtain studio attention after his friend Reynolds agreed to portray the Bandit in the film.

text: The movie was primarily filmed in Georgia in the cities of McDonough, Jonesboro and Lithonia. The scenes set in Texarkana were filmed in Jonesboro and the surrounding area, and many of the chase scenes were filmed in the surrounding areas on Highway 54 between Fayetteville and Jonesboro for a majority of the driving scenes, Mundy's Mill Road, Main Street in Jonesboro, Georgia State Route 400, I-85 (Pleasant Hill exit), and in McDonough. However, the scene where they drive through the Shell gas station was filmed in Ojai, California on the corner of Ojai and El Paseo. Much of the surrounding scene comes from that immediate vicinity. The scene featuring the racetrack was filmed at Lakewood Speedway at the old Lakewood Fairgrounds on the south side of Atlanta. The roller coaster seen in the movie was the Greyhound. It had not been used for some time and was repainted for the film. It was destroyed in Smokey and the Bandit II and a flashback scene in Part 3.[7]

text: The film's theme song, "East Bound and Down", was written virtually overnight by Jerry Reed. He gave Needham a preview of the song, and when initially he got no reaction from the director, offered to rewrite the song. Needham, however, liked the song so much he assured Jerry not to change a word. It became one of Reed's biggest hits and his signature song.[8]

text: The area around Helen, Georgia was also used for some locations. The scene where Buford T. Justice's car has the door knocked off by a passing semi truck was shot on Georgia State Route 75, 3 miles (4.8 km) north of Helen. The tow truck driver was a local garage owner, Berlin Wike.

text: The film features the custom clothing and costuming of Niver Western Wear of Fort Worth, Texas.[9] Niver provided much of the western attire worn in the film, as well as the custom-made sheriff's uniforms (waist size 64 inches) that Jackie Gleason wore throughout the film.

text: Reynolds and Sally Field began dating during the filming of Smokey and the Bandit.

text: While made to take advantage of the ongoing 1970s CB radio fad, the film added to the craze.[10]

text: Though the film Moonrunners (1975) is the precursor to the television series The Dukes of Hazzard (1979-1985), from the same creator and with many identical settings and concepts, the popularity of Smokey and the Bandit and similar films helped get the Dukes series on the air. Three actors from the main cast of The Dukes of Hazzard appear in small uncredited roles in Smokey and the Bandit: Ben Jones, John Schneider and Sonny Shroyer (who played a police officer in both). In return, Reynolds portrayed the Dukes character Boss Hogg (originally portrayed by Sorrell Booke) in the film adaptation The Dukes of Hazzard (2005). Reynolds is also referenced by name in several early episodes of the series.

text: Vehicles[edit]

text: Needham saw an advertisement for the soon-to-be-released 1977 Pontiac Trans Am and knew right away that would be the Bandit's car, or, as Needham referred to it, a character in the movie. He contacted Pontiac and an agreement was made that four 1977 Trans Ams and two Pontiac LeMans 4-door sedans would be provided for the movie.[11] The Trans Ams were actually 1976-model cars with 1977 front ends. (From 1970 to 1976, both the Firebird/Trans Am and Chevrolet Camaro had two round headlights, and in 1977, the Firebird/Trans Am was changed to four rectangular headlights, while the Camaro remained unchanged.) The decals were also changed to 1977-style units, as evidenced by the engine size callouts on the hood scoop being in liters rather than cubic inches, as had been the case in 1976. The hood scoop on these cars says "6.6 LITRE", which in 1977 would have denoted an Oldsmobile 403-equipped car or a non W-72, 180 hp version of the 400 Pontiac engine. All four of the cars were badly damaged during production,[12] one of which was all but destroyed during the jump over the dismantled bridge. The Trans Am used for the dismantled bridge jump was equipped with a booster rocket, the same type that was used by Evel Knievel during his failed Snake River Canyon jump. Needham served as the driver for the stunt (standing in for Reynolds) while Lada St. Edmund was in the same car (standing in for Sally Field during the jump). By the movie's ending, the final surviving Trans Am and LeMans were both barely running and the other cars had become parts donors to keep them running. The Burdettes' car is a 1974 Cadillac Eldorado convertible painted in a "Candy Red" color scheme, and is seen briefly at the beginning of the movie and as Bandit, Snowman, Fred, and Frog make their escape in the final scene.

text: The film also made use of three Kenworth W900A short-frame semi trucks, which Jerry Reed can be seen driving, each equipped with 38-inch sleepers. Two units were 1974 models as evidenced by standard silver Kenworth emblems on the truck grille, and one unit was a 1973 model as evidenced by the gold-painted Kenworth emblem on the truck's grille signifying Kenworth's 50 years in business. The paint code for each truck was coffee brown with gold trims, and the 48-foot (15 m) mural trailer used was manufactured by Hobbs Trailers in Texas with a non-operational Thermo King Refrigeration unit. This is obvious, because there is no fuel tank on the underside of the trailer to power the refrigeration unit, and the unit is never heard running.[13]

text: Legal status of Coors beer[edit]

text: In 1977, Coors was unavailable for sale east of Oklahoma. A 1974 Time magazine article explains why Coors was so coveted that one would be willing to pay the Bandit such a high price to transport it. Coors Banquet Beer had a brief renaissance as certain people sought it out for its lack of stabilizers and preservatives. The article says that future Vice President Gerald Ford hid it in his luggage after a trip to Colorado in order to take it back to Washington. President Dwight D. Eisenhower had a steady supply airlifted to Washington by the Air Force. The article also mentions Frederick Amon, who smuggled it from Colorado to North Carolina and sold it for four times the retail price.[14] The lack of additives and preservatives meant that Coors had the potential for spoiling in a week if it were not kept cold throughout its transportation and in storage at its destination. This explains the 28-hour deadline.[15]

text: Soundtrack[edit]

text:
Smokey And The Bandit: Music from the Motion PictureSoundtrack album by Various artistsReleased
1977 (1977)Genre
Truck-driving countrycountry rockcountrybluegrassrockLength
41:11Label
MCA RecordsProducer
Sonny Burke
Singles from Smokey And The Bandit: Music from the Motion Picture

"East Bound and Down"Released: August 1, 1977

text: The theme music, "East Bound and Down", was sung and co-written by Reed (credited under his birth name, Jerry Hubbard) and Dick Feller. It became Reed's signature song and is found on multiple albums, including Country Legends and his live album Jerry Reed: Live Still. In 1991 it was arranged for orchestra by Crafton Beck and recorded by Erich Kunzel and the Cincinnati Pops Orchestra for their album Down on the Farm. Several other groups, such as US rock band Tonic, have also covered it. Reed also penned and performed the song for the opening credits, entitled "The Legend", which tells of some of The Bandit's escapades prior to the events of the film, and the ballad "The Bandit", which features in several versions in the movie and on the soundtrack. Reed's hit notwithstanding, Bill Justis is the first name on the credits for the soundtrack as he composed and arranged original music throughout the film. Musicians such as Beegie Adair and George Tidwell played on the soundtrack as part of long careers in music. Legendary five-string banjo player Bobby Thompson is also heard prominently towards the end of "East Bound and Down." The soundtrack album was released in 1977 on vinyl, cassette and 8-track through MCA Records.[16]

text: Track listing[edit]

text: No.TitleWriter(s)Length1."The Legend"Jerry R. Hubbard2:092."Incidental CB Dialogue" (Voice ["Bandit"] – Burt Reynolds, Voice ["Snowman"] – Jerry Reed) 0:283."West Bound And Down"Jerry R. Hubbard, Dick Feller2:454."Foxy Lady"Bill Justis2:515."Incidental CB Dialogue" (Voice ["Bandit"] – Burt Reynolds, Voice ["Smokey"] – Jackie Gleason, Voice ["Snowman"] – Jerry Reed) 0:566."Orange Blossom Special"Ervin T. Rouse2:407."The Bandit"Dick Feller3:008."March Of The Rednecks"Bill Justis2:229."If You Leave Me Tonight I'll Cry"Gerald Sanford, Hal Mooney2:4710."East Bound and Down (Incidental CB Dialogue Included)" (Voice ["Bandit"] – Burt Reynolds, Voice ["Snowman"] – Jerry Reed)Jerry R. Hubbard, Dick Feller4:4211."The Bandit"Dick Feller2:4812."And The Fight Played On!"Bill Justis2:2213."Ma Cousin Plays Steel"Bill Justis3:1114."Hot Pants Fuzz Parade"Bill Justis4:4815."Incidental CB Dialogue" (Voice ["Bandit"] – Burt Reynolds, Voice ["Snowman"] – Jerry Reed) 1:0516."The Bandit (Reprise)"Dick Feller2:17Total length:41:11

text: Reception[edit]

text: Smokey and the Bandit was a sleeper hit.[17] The film premiered at Radio City Music Hall in New York City where it performed badly.[18]  It then opened in just the South of the United States over the Memorial Day weekend and grossed $2,689,851 in 386 theatres.  By the end of June it had played in major Southern markets including Charlotte, Atlanta, Jacksonville, New Orleans, Memphis, Dallas and Oklahoma City grossing $11.9 million.  It opened in other Northern states at the end of July.[19]

text: With an original budget of $5.3 million (cut to $4.3 million two days before initial production),[3] the film eventually grossed $126,737,428 in North America,[20] making it the second-highest-grossing movie of 1977. The worldwide gross is estimated at over $300 million.[3]

text: Film critic Leonard Maltin gave the film a good rating (3 stars out of a possible 4) and characterized it as "About as subtle as The Three Stooges, but a classic compared to the sequels and countless rip-offs which followed."[21]

text: Gene Siskel, in his review in the Chicago Tribune, gave the film two stars and complained that the film failed to tell the audience when the clock started on the beer run, thus removing suspense throughout the film concerning how long remained to them. He also claimed that Bandit is never made aware of Frog's leaving Junior at the altar, which is why the Bandit continually asks why a Texas sheriff is chasing him. However, this is inaccurate: within seconds of Bandit picking her up, Frog tells him "there is a wedding in search of a bride", and goes on to explain her ill-advised romance with Junior, as Bandit holds up the CB mic for Snowman to hear.

text: The film's editors, Walter Hannemann and Angelo Ross, were nominated for the Academy Award for Best Film Editing. It currently holds a 79% "Fresh" rating on review aggregate website Rotten Tomatoes, based on 28 reviews.[22]

text: Burt Reynolds rated the film as the one he most enjoyed and had the most fun making in his career.[23]

text: Legendary film maker Alfred Hitchcock stated that the movie was one of his favorites.[24]

text: Upon meeting Burt Reynolds, Billy Bob Thornton told him that the picture was not considered as such in the south, and was considered more of a documentary.[25]

text: Smokey and the Bandit was released in the United Kingdom on August 28, 1977 and was a sizeable success there, garnering positive reviews.[26]

text: American Film Institute Lists

text:
AFI's 100 Years...100 Laughs – Nominated
AFI's 100 Years...100 Thrills – Nominated
AFI's 100 Years...100 Heroes and Villains:
Bandit (Bo Darville) – Nominated Hero

text: Cultural impact[edit]

text: Trans Am[edit]

text: After the debut of the film the Trans Am became wildly popular with sales almost doubling in two years of the film's release, to the delight of General Motors; in fact, it outsold its Camaro counterpart for the first time ever.[27] Reynolds was given the 1977 vehicle used during promotion of the film as a gift, though the car itself never actually appeared in the film. Because of the popularity of the movie and the sales success of the Trans Am, then President of Pontiac Alex Mair promised to supply Reynolds with a Trans Am each year. Owing to his financial difficulties, in 2014 Reynolds put his vast collection of artwork and memorabilia up for auction, including the Trans Am. High estimates for the car were up to $80,000, but that was dwarfed by the actual sale price of $450,000. Also up for auction was a go-kart replica of the car, which sold for nearly $14,000.[28] In 2016, Trans Am Depot, a Florida-based automobile customization company, announced that it would build 77 Trans Ams that would be modeled after the car that Reynolds drove in the 1977 original, despite Pontiac having been discontinued by GM in 2009. These new models were built off the Camaro platform (the very same one that the real Firebird and Trans Am used), came with Pontiac arrowhead, flaming bird and Bandit logos, as well as instrument panels, center consoles and hood scoops emulating their 1977 counterparts, and were signed by Reynolds. Some differences included the use of a supercharged 454-cid (7.4-liter) Chevrolet-sourced engine that put out 840 HP, and four round headlights, which appeared on the 1967-69 Firebirds/Trans Ams only; the actual 1977-81 models had rectangular headlights.[29]

text: Diablo sandwich[edit]

text: The diablo sandwich ordered by Sheriff Justice in the Arkansas barbecue restaurant scene has entered popular culture as a minor reference to the film. While no authoritative source identifies the composition of the sandwich, there are several possibilities. A segment of the CMT program Reel Eats used a sloppy joe-style recipe consisting of seasoned ground beef, corn and sour cream.[30] Another proposal, based more closely on images from the film and the shooting location of the scene (at an Old Hickory House restaurant in Georgia), is pulled pork and hot sauce on a hamburger bun.[31]

text: The Bandit Run[edit]

text: First run in 2007 to celebrate the 30th anniversary of the movie, The Bandit Run was the brainchild of Dave Hall, owner of Restore A Muscle Car. A group of Trans Am owners and fans of the movie take part in an annual road trip from Texarkana to Jonesboro, Georgia, recreating the route taken by the characters in the film.

text: The Bandit Run quickly caught on and has become a fixture, most recently celebrating the 40th anniversary of the movie with a special screening of the film attended by Burt Reynolds and a recreation of the jump undertaken by Bandit and Frog across a river.[32]

text: Mobil 1 commercial[edit]

text: In 2014, petroleum company Mobil 1 produced television commercials, featuring NASCAR star Tony Stewart, closely based on the film. Called Smoke is the Bandit playing on Stewart's nickname, the commercials featured him as the Bandit opposite Darrell Waltrip who played Snowman and Jeff Hammond as Buford T. Justice. The story replaced the Coors beer with Mobil 1 products. The adverts poked fun at the film and even featured a Pontiac Trans Am and a cover version of the song East Bound and Down. The commercials were produced after Stewart mentioned that the movie was one of his favorites.[33]

text: Television censorship and alternative versions[edit]

text: When Smokey and the Bandit first aired on American network television in the early 1980s, censors were faced with the challenge of toning down the raw language of the original film. For this purpose, they overdubbed dialogue deemed offensive, which was (and remains, to an extent) common practice. The most noted change made for network broadcast was the replacing of Buford's often-spoken phrase "sumbitch" (a contraction of "son of a bitch"; usually in reference to the Bandit) with the phrase "scum bum". This phrase achieved a level of popularity with children, and the 2007 Hot Wheels release of the 1970s Firebird Trans Am has "scum bum" emblazoned on its tail. The TV prints of the first two Bandit films are still shown regularly on television, although a few TV stations aired the unedited version in recent years as some of the phraseology (i.e. "(son of a) bitch", "ass", etc.) became more acceptable on TV.

text: The original actors mostly redubbed their own lines for the television version, except for Gleason. Actor Henry Corden, who voiced Fred Flintstone after original performer Alan Reed died, was used to replace a considerable amount of Sheriff Justice's dialogue. This is fitting, as Fred Flintstone was a parody of/homage to Gleason's character Ralph Kramden and The Flintstones was a parody of/homage to The Honeymooners.

text: In the UK, the heavily dubbed version was shown for a number of years, particularly by the BBC. However, in more recent years, the original version has been shown (on ITV, a commercial channel), usually with the stronger language edited out, often quite awkwardly and noticeably.

text: The theatrical release itself had a few lines deleted, including a creative edit in which Sheriff Justice tells a state trooper to "fuck off." His expletive is obscured when a passing big rig sounds its horn. At the time, using the 'F' word would immediately require an R rating and this clever self-censorship allowed the film to avoid this rating and reach a much larger audience. However, the scene and the obscured expletive was played for comedy value and written as such, with the passing truck being the gag of the scene more than a way to avoid the censors.

text: In 2006, a DVD re-release was issued of Smokey and the Bandit featuring a digitally-remastered audio track with 5.1 Dolby-compatible surround sound. It should be noted however that many of the film's original sounds were replaced. For instance, the diesel engine start and run up sequence in the opening sequence of the film was completely dubbed over with a totally new sound. A few other examples of "sound effect replacement" occur when Bandit takes off after managing to get a reluctant Cledus involved in the bet, and after he comes to a screeching halt on a roadway moments before picking up Carrie. Some of the original sound effects (such as Cledus' dog Fred's barking) and music (such as the final chase to the Southern Classic) were removed and not replaced. (Note: earlier DVD releases and the 40th Anniversary Blu-ray of the film have the original soundtrack intact.)[34]

text: Major portions of the audio 'background' have been modified with different engine sounds or tire squeals from the original film. The updated version of the film features sounds inaccurate for what would be produced by the Trans Am or the numerous other Pontiac vehicles in the film. The original film had correct sounds that were usually recorded live as the action took place.

text: Some TV versions also feature a longer version of the scene where Cledus wades into the pond after Fred.[35]

text: Spinoff[edit]

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text: A series of television movies aired in 1994. The car featured was a Dodge Stealth.


document_title: List of Black Clover episodes

question_text: when is the next chapter of black clover coming out

root

text: List of Black Clover episodes

text: Episode list[edit]

text:
No.
Adult Swim's Toonami English title[a] / Japanese translated title
Original Japanese title[b]
Original airdate[13]
English airdate

1
"Asta and Yuno"
"Asuta to Yuno" (アスタとユノ)
October 3, 2017
December 2, 2017

Hundreds of years ago a great demon was defeated by a mage who became the Clover Kingdom's first Wizard King. Two babies named Asta and Yuno are abandoned and raised by Father Orgi and Sister Lily. 15 years later the boys have grown up as brothers in the Clover Kingdom where all people are able to perform magic with personal spell books called Grimoire’s. Yuno has become a quiet boy with a strong affinity for wind magic, whereas Asta has become outgoing and competitive but has yet to show any magical ability and has relentlessly trained his body instead. They both desire to become the next Wizard King. Asta and Yuno attend a magic ceremony to receive Grimoire’s suited to their abilities. Each Grimoire has a picture of a 3 leaf clover on the cover symbolising Integrity, Hope and Love but Yuno receives an extremely rare 4 leaf Grimoire which symbolises Luck, angering the nobles who all treat commoners with contempt. Asta is humiliated when he does not receive a Grimoire. Yuno is attacked by a disgraced ex magic knight intent on stealing the 4 leaf Grimoire. Asta is badly beaten by the thief who mocks his lack of magic. Asta’s determination to win summons a black Grimoire with a legendary 5 leaf clover which, supposedly, symbolises the Devil.

2
"A Young Man's Vow" / "The Boys' Promise"
"Shōnen no Chikai" (少年の誓い)
October 10, 2017
December 9, 2017

Yuno recalls growing up with Asta who always looked after him, despite Yuno being the one with magic powers. Asta spends most of his time trying to convince Sister Lily to marry him but is constantly rejected. They are both inspired by tales of the first Wizard King and Asta declares he will become Wizard King one day. Yuno is asked to deliver an important letter to the chief of the next village but is attacked and beaten by a thief on his way home who takes the necklace he was found holding as a baby. Yuno becomes too scared to fight back with his magic. Asta attacks the thief with his bare hands, receiving many injuries but ultimately getting the necklace back after the thief becomes bored. Yuno decides to become as brave as Asta and announces he will be Asta’s rival and become the Wizard King before Asta does. In the present Asta uses his black Grimoire to summon a giant black sword with which he cuts through the thief’s magic and defeats him with one overpowered slash. Asta and Yuno reaffirm their promise to remain friendly rivals until one of them becomes the Wizard King.

3
"To the Royal Capital!" / "To the Royal Capital of the Clover Kingdom!"
"Kurōbā Ōkoku, Ōto e!" (クローバー王国、王都へ！)
October 17, 2017
December 16, 2017

Asta and Yuno both train their new abilities relentlessly in preparation for the Magic Knight Selection exam, hoping to earn a place in one of the Magic Knight squads, nine squads of mages who use magic for combat under the command of the current Wizard King in defence of the Clover Kingdom. Asta and Yuno’s rivalry reaches new heights of childish competitiveness. Father Orgi and Sister Lily hold a going away party, congratulating Yuno on his likely future success and subtly reminding Asta that when he fails he can always return home. One of the orphans, Nash, tells Asta that if he manages to become a Magic Knight it might mean everyone’s dreams can come true, even the dreams of commoners and orphans. Asta and Yuno depart for the Capital City, a journey of several days on foot, continuing to train as they travel and both growing far stronger than they were, though Yuno still manages to outperform Asta using magic to accomplish tasks Asta must use strength and skill for. They arrive at the capital city and the magic knight exam, where success involves proving themselves more powerful than the other magic knight candidates.

4
"The Magic Knights Entrance Exam"
"Mahō Kishidan Nyūdan Shiken" (魔法騎士団入団試験)
October 24, 2017
January 6, 2018[c]

Asta and Yuno register for the exam and learn Yuno is already famous for receiving the 4 leaf grimoire. As commoners Asta and Yuno are automatically looked down on by the noble candidates. The exam hall is filled with Anti-birds that are more attracted to a person the less magic they have. Asta is harassed by an entire swarm of Anti-birds while Yuno is ignored by them altogether. Asta is approached by Sekke Bronzazza, an arrogant noble candidate who offers to help Asta with the exam. As the exam progresses Yuno outperforms every other candidate and Asta fails miserably while Sekke shows off his skill at Asta’s expense. The final test is to be one on one duels and Sekke chooses Asta as his opponent, revealing to Asta his total contempt for his lack of magic and his own desire to become a Magic Knight purely for the easy lifestyle. As the duel begins Sekke summons a magic shield hoping Asta will embarrass himself trying to get past it, however Asta summons his sword and cuts the shield in half, knocking Sekke unconscious while repeating his promise to achieve his dream and become the Wizard King.

5
"The Road to the Wizard King" / "The Path to the Wizard King"
"Mahōtei e no Michi" (魔法帝への道)
October 31, 2017
January 13, 2018

Despite his easy victory Asta is mocked by the candidates for his dream to become Wizard King. Yuno is likewise approached by an arrogant noble candidate, Salim de Hapshass, who is confident that his skill and power will be far superior to a commoner. Salim uses his most powerful spell, intending to humiliate Yuno, only for Yuno to defeat him effortlessly. With the duels concluded the squad captains decide which candidates they want. Many candidates fail and are sent home. Yuno is selected by all nine squad captains, which is unheard of, and joins the Golden Dawn, which usually only accepts Royals and nobles. Asta is almost sent home until Yami Sukehiro, the intimidating captain of the Black Bulls, accepts him. Sekke, having only been accepted by a less famous squad, the Green Mantises, decides to get revenge and summons a lizard whose poisonous bite would cripple Asta for life. However, Yuno destroys the lizard and Sekke flees. Asta is taken to the Black Bulls Hideout and rushes inside to introduce himself, only to be struck by a magical explosion. As he is thrown backwards Yami welcomes him to the Black Bulls, the worst magic knight squad in the kingdom.

6
"The Black Bulls"
"Kuro no Bōgyū" (黒の暴牛)
November 7, 2017
January 20, 2018

Yuno is taken to Golden Dawn headquarters and is greeted coldly by Klaus Lunette, a Golden Dawn Knight who doubts a commoner like Yuno is worthy of Golden Dawn. Asta finds the explosion was caused by two Black Bull Knights brawling and several other knights exhibiting various odd behaviours. Yami proves his might by bringing them all to heel with a single furious glare. Asta learns that while he has been accepted into the Bulls he has yet to earn his robe. Yami puts him through a series of physical tests, proving that Asta’s physical abilities are way above normal. Finally Asta is ordered to duel with Magna Swing, a young Knight who specialises in casting fireballs with a flaming baseball bat. Asta instinctively strikes the fireball with the flat of his sword, preventing it from exploding and returning it at Magna Swing who is almost blown up by his own spell, impressing him mightily. Asta is enthusiastically welcomed to the Black Bulls and receives his own robe with the Black Bull symbol. Asta is observed throughout by an individual Anti-bird who has been following him and by a young lady who is the Black Bull’s second new recruit.

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"Another New Member" / "The Other New Recruit"
"Mō Ichinin no Shin Nyūdan'in" (もう一人の新入団員)
November 14, 2017
January 27, 2018

Asta and Yuno both write letters to the orphanage who are surprised but proud that Asta became a Magic Knight alongside Yuno. Asta meets the other new recruit who turns out to be Noelle Silva, youngest daughter of the Silva royal family and sister to the Silver Eagles captain. She immediately labels Asta “little insect commoner”. Asta stands up to her, causing her to attack him with water magic, only for her spell to miss him completely. She angrily quits the Black Bulls. Later Asta sees her practising and realises she is unable to control her magic at all. Noelle remembers her family calling her a disgrace and refusing her entry to the Silver Eagles, the squad her family has belonged to for generations. When she realises Asta saw her fail to control magic she becomes so upset she accidentally traps herself in a gigantic water bubble and begins drowning. Yami solves the problem by throwing Asta at the bubble, whose sword cuts through the spell, nullifying it and saving Noelle. When Noelle realises Asta admires her power and that the Bulls accept her despite her lack of control she re-joins the squad and begins calling Asta by his name.

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"Go! Go! My First Mission" / "Go! Go! First Mission"
"Gō Gō Hatsu Ninmu" (ゴーゴー初任務)
November 21, 2017
February 3, 2018

As the Bull’s newest recruit Asta is given all their household chores such as cleaning, laundry and waking captain Yami every morning without being murdered. Noelle, despite being the same rank as Asta, does no chores at all. Asta realises he has no idea what Magic Knights actually do and the explanations provided by the Bulls are useless. Yami takes Magna with him on a dangerous mission, which turns out to be their code word for gambling. They lose everything at poker, including their underwear, to the chief of Saussy village who agrees to forgive their debt if they do something for him. Yami gives the task to Magna, Asta and Noelle so they can gain experience, though really he just does not want to do it himself. They are to deal with a pack of boars causing problems for Saussy village, giant bad tempered boars that can shoot fire magic. Magna flies Asta and Noelle to the village, though Noelle pushes Asta off Magna’s modified flying broomstick, Crazy Cyclone, for gripping her around the waist without warning. Meanwhile a group of evil mages arrive at Saussy village, led by the rogue ice mage, Heath Grice.

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"Beasts"
"Kemono" (獣)
November 28, 2017
February 10, 2018

Grice and his mages enter Saussy village looking for a certain magical stone. After Asta manages to kill the boars they head to Saussy village. Magna reveals that in his youth he was a troublemaker but was always defeated by the Saussy chief who eventually convinced him to join the Magic knights. They reach Saussy but find it surrounded by a mist barrier. Asta uses his sword, which has the ability to nullify any magic, to dissipate the mist. They reach the villagers just as Grice attempts to execute them. Magna protects the villagers but his friend the chief had already been killed. Grice attempts to crush them with a giant ice ball which Asta then slices in half. Grice attacks with ice spikes from every direction and despite Asta and Magna’s best effort several villagers are injured. Noelle tries to attack Grice but misses her target again forcing Asta and Magna to protect her. Overcome with shame and fear Noelle almost leaves the villagers to die, but when a terrified young girl begs for help Noelle’s instinct to protect others unlocks a new spell in her Grimoire, a giant water shield that protects the villagers from the ice.

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"Guardians" / "Those Who Protect"
"Mamoru Mono" (護る者)
December 5, 2017
February 17, 2018

Asta lunges at Grice but his sword only grazes Grice’s ribs instead of impaling him. Asta is repeatedly stabbed with ice pillars. Magna recalls the people from his village being proud when he became a Magic Knight and that the Saussy chief gave him the pouch he uses to carry his Grimoire. Determined to help he uses all his remaining magic to cast fireballs at Grice and his mages. Grice blocks most of them but several fly past him which Asta them strikes with the flat of his sword, the move he used against Magna to earn his Bull’s robe, and the reflected fireballs strike Grice and his mages from behind, defeating them, though one mage manages to escape. Asta falls asleep from exhaustion and Noelle blushes as she admits to herself he is kind of amazing. The Anti-bird, who had been secretly hiding inside Asta’s robe, finds the stone Grice was looking for. Grice kills himself and his mages to avoid interrogation. The Anti-bird keeps the stone and starts living on Asta’s head permanently. Elsewhere Grice’s master decides he can retrieve the stone later as he prepares for “the Resurrection”. It is shown he wears a Golden Dawn robe.

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"What Happened One Day in the Castle Town" / "What Happened on a Certain Day in the Castle Town"
"Toaru Hi no Jōkamachi de no Dekigoto" (とある日の城下町での出来事)
December 12, 2017
February 24, 2018

The Wizard King presents the Black Bull’s with a star for saving Saussy. Stars represent achievements in service to the Clover Kingdom which the nine magic squads compete to earn. The current champions are Golden Dawn with 70 stars, while the Black Bulls mess up so often they have negative 30. Asta receives his earnings for the month of 200,000 Yul (Clover Kingdom currency) which Noelle considers pocket money while to Asta it is a vast sum. Noelle learns of Asta’s crush on Sister Lily and becomes irritated. Asta sends most of his money home to the orphanage. The Bulls spend the day in town indulging their various hobbies. Vanessa Enoteca, a beautiful Black Bull member who wears revealing clothing and is frequently drunk, takes Noelle and Asta to the Black Market. Despite her distaste for the criminal atmosphere Noelle tries to find items that might help her control her magic. Sekke, who now only performs minor jobs for the Green Mantises and has become a gambling addict, attempts to flirt with Noelle and Vanessa but is irritated when he learns the two beautiful ladies are with Asta. A thief steals an old man’s bag and Asta rushes to catch him.

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"The Wizard King Saw"
"Mahōtei wa Mita" (魔法帝は見た)
December 19, 2017
March 3, 2018

Sekke chases the thief as well who flees on a magical cloud. Asta throws his sword through the cloud, nullifying the magic. Sekke tackles the thief, desperate to steal credit for the capture but is stabbed in the foot by a poisoned dagger. He says his dramatic last words to Asta, only for Asta to smack him for giving up so easily, especially as the poison was just a skin irritant. Sekke takes the thief to the authorities while Asta returns the woman’s stolen property. As they leave the woman transforms into Julius Novachrono, the current Wizard King, who, as a shameless magic nerd, is intrigued with Asta’s unheard of Anti-magic. Yuno is on his first mission with Klaus and second new recruit Mimosa Vermillion, another royal like Noelle, acting as security for Salim de Hapshass, the noble Yuno defeated in the exam. Klaus is suspicious of Salim requesting Yuno since his defeat meant no squad wanted him. Salim learns Yuno came from Hage village. They are attacked by bandits so Salim suggests they spend the night in Hage, which just happens to be nearby. Yuno is welcomed home enthusiastically by everyone and Salim insists they can stay a while.

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"The Wizard King Saw, Continued"
"Zoku Mahōtei wa Mita" (続・魔法帝は見た)
December 26, 2017
March 10, 2018

Sister Lily is kidnapped by the bandits. Yuno realises the bandits wanted him, not Salim. He finds Sister Lily with the bandits in Asta’s hideout under the giant demon skull. The leader demands Yuno’s 4 leaf Grimoire. Klaus and Mimosa defeat the bandits in an ambush. Klaus reveals Mimosa interrogated Salim with Plant Creation magic, summoning a plant that speaks its victim’s thoughts. Salim wanted revenge for losing against Yuno in the exam and hired the bandits to steal the Grimoire. Klaus accidentally reveals he respects Yuno’s abilities. Yuno offers to free Salim if he stays away from Hage village. Salim tries to kill Yuno so Sister Lily furiously knocks him out. One bandit goes missing and is revealed to be the Wizard King in disguise, having taken one bandits place so he could observe Yuno. The Wizard King learns from Salim that his father, a high ranking politician, is corrupt and awards the Golden Dawn a star for exposing him. Klaus suspects Golden Dawn’s leader, William Vangeance, knew about Salim’s father beforehand. Asta learns Yuno also earned a star on his first mission. A new mission becomes available and the Wizard King knows exactly who to give it to.

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"Dungeon"
"Danjon" (魔宮 (ダンジョン))
January 9, 2018
March 17, 2018

An unexplored dungeon appears near the Clover Kingdoms border with the hostile Diamond Kingdom. The Wizard King decides to send Magic Knights there to protect any treasure and magical artefacts. The Bulls name Asta’s Anti-bird Nero, the only name Nero likes. The Wizard King requests Asta explore the dungeon. Yami sends Noelle so she can gain experience and Luck Voltia, a cheerfully deranged Bulls member who constantly seeks out powerful opponents. Nero tags along on Asta’s head. Noelle becomes scared inside the dungeon and clings to Asta. The dungeon is revealed to be a confusing nonsensical labyrinth. Luck and Noelle claim the entire place is overflowing with mana and full of magical traps Asta cuts through to protect the panicking Noelle. Luck senses other people and rushes towards the one with the strongest mana hoping for a good fight. Noelle learns about Yuno from Asta then becomes embarrassed when she realises she is alone with Asta, accidentally triggering a carnivorous plant trap that tries to eat them. They are saved at the last second by Yuno, who along with Klaus and Mimosa, was also given the quest to explore the dungeon by the Wizard King.

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"The Diamond Mage"
"Daiyamondo no Madōsenshi" (ダイヤモンドの魔導戦士)
January 16, 2018
March 24, 2018

Vangeance believes it is crucial Yuno become stronger. Klaus accuses Asta of lying about receiving a star and being given a mission by the Wizard King. Noelle is annoyed to see Mimosa, her cousin. Golden Dawn leave to explore the dungeon. Asta is proud of how much Yuno has improved but is determined to reach the treasure room first. As Asta and Noelle become lost Nero somehow knows the right direction. Yuno angrily warns Klaus about insulting Asta as he is far stronger than he appears. The Wizard King learns Diamond Kingdom mages lead by Lotus Whomalt, a smoke manipulation mage, have entered the dungeon. Luck is revealed to have defeated the mages but is troubled by Lotus’ smokescreen. He manages to scratch Lotus’ face and becomes more deranged as the fight continues. Lotus reveals he once duelled with Captain Yami and received a large scar on his chest. Luck is hit by Lotus poison gas and loses control of his body. Golden Dawn reaches the door to the treasure room but Mimosa is injured by a crystal manipulation mage from the Diamond Kingdom. Far from being defeated Luck turns completely mad and attacks with even more powerful lightning magic.

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"Friends"
"Nakama" (仲間)
January 23, 2018
March 31, 2018

As children Asta and Yuno discuss what it means to be a family. As a child Luck was considered abnormal for constantly smiling and was abused by his mother until he discovered his lightning magic and defeated a noble. This made his mother start treating him lovingly, making him promise to keep winning no matter what. Luck attacks Lotus again but is trapped in a smoke cage. Klaus is almost killed by Mars, the crystal mage, while Luck is almost executed by Lotus. They are saved by Yuno and Asta respectively, who both declare they will protect their new friends. Luck remembers that he couldn’t even stop smiling at his mother’s funeral and insists on fighting alone so his mother will love him. Asta, however, refuses to let him and Luck realises he has friends and is not alone anymore. Yuno succeeds in casting two spells simultaneously to take down Mars. Luck realises Lotus can sense their magic and thus their location inside his smoke and uses teamwork to formulate a plan using Asta’s lack of magic for a surprise attack. Lotus is heavily injured while Mars survives Yuno’s spells by summoning an enormous crystal sword to defend himself.

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"Destroyer"
"Hakaimono" (破壊者)
January 30, 2018
April 8, 2018[d]

Lotus flees from the Bulls. Klaus sees Mars has crystals embedded in his skin and recalls that the Diamond Kingdom had tried to produce stronger mages through human experimentation and fights to the death. Mars, who wields a two colour Grimoire, is the result of the experiments. Yuno draws strength from his memories of Asta’s determination and refuses to surrender. As Yuno is about to die Asta appears and slices the giant crystal sword in half. Luck smashes Mars’ crystal warriors while Noelle casts her water shield around Mimosa, keeping her safe while she heals. Klaus refuses to believe that Golden Dawn mages were saved by Black Bull mages. With his Anti-magic and sheer strength Asta overpowers Mars. Noelle tells Klaus to accept it because whether he likes it or not Asta is, in his own way, far stronger than any noble. Asta is crushed between two chunks of crystal and badly injured while Mars reappears inside giant crystal armour. Klaus upon seeing Asta’s muscles realises how much he must have trained to fight against Mars without magic. Mars has flashbacks to a girl from his childhood and tries to destroy Asta. Asta smashes the armour apart, knocking Mars unconscious.

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"Memories of You"
"Tsuioku no Kimi" (追憶の君)
February 6, 2018
April 15, 2018

Mars is restrained with magic. Noelle blushes when she sees Asta’s clothes are ripped and he is half naked. The treasure room is filled with magic artefacts. Yuno picks up a scroll containing a spell which reacts to his Grimoire before disappearing. Nero tries to direct Asta to a golden seal on the wall but is ignored. Klaus learns Mars’ Grimoire is two Grimoire’s stitched together. It suddenly flies out of his hands and returns to Mars who can use two types of magic, not just one. Mars memories suggest the girl from his childhood was another test subject he was friends with but was forced to kill in a duel. Noelle is injured and Asta is blasted through the golden seal into another room. Mars states his belief that only the strong should survive. Asta wakes to find Nero sitting atop a second black sword. He seizes it and instantly defends Mimosa and Noelle from Mars’ as the new sword is smaller and faster. He receives encouragement from Noelle and the sword suddenly absorbs her magic, allowing him to cast a water spell. Despite his armour Mars is blasted backwards but Asta is impaled by a crystal and collapses.

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"Destruction and Salvation"
"Hōkai to Kyūsai" (崩壊と救済)
February 13, 2018
April 22, 2018

Mars experiences a flashback about the girl, named Fana, who hoped one day she would be allowed to go outside. Mars promised her they would see the world together, but they were forced to duel to the death. Mars killed Fana by accident while protecting himself. Fana’s Grimoire was stitched to Mars’ Grimoire, giving him both fire and crystal magic. Mars moves to kill both Asta and Mimosa. Yuno desperately casts a random spell from his Grimoire and time freezes. A tiny elf appears and casts a wind spell that hurls Mars into a wall. Yuno realises the spell from the scroll has appeared in his Grimoire. The dungeon begins to collapse and Lotus is revealed to have taken a large pile of treasure and saved Mars. Mars’ dreams reveal Fana allowed herself to die so Mars could experience life. Mars is deeply affected by his memories. Asta awakens mostly healed and thanks Mimosa, who also develops a crush on him. Klaus apologises for thinking less of them for being commoners and starts treating them like equals. Noelle becomes embarrassed when she realises, like Asta, her clothes are torn and she is half naked so she punishes Asta for peeking.

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"Assembly at the Royal Capital"
"Ōto Shūketsu" (王都集結)
February 20, 2018
April 29, 2018

After the dungeon Asta falls asleep for a week. Noelle spends the week worrying about him. They are summoned to Magic Knight Headquarters along with Yuno, Klaus and Mimosa. Mimosa confesses her crush on Asta to Noelle who experiences a moment of jealousy. The Wizard king examines Asta and Yuno’s Grimoire’s. The elf from Yuno’s new spell is Sylph, a wind elemental who serves only one master every era. He also finds that Asta’s swords drain magic from whoever holds them, meaning Asta can wield them because he has no magic to drain. They attend a Knight’s promotion ceremony where knights who have earned enough stars are promoted. The Wizard King promotes several knights including Noelle’s older brother and sister, Solid and Nebra Silva. The Wizard King then leaves Asta, Yuno and their friends alone with the newly promoted knights, who are all arrogant nobles. Asta easily ignores their insults until Noelle’s siblings deliberately embarrass her and her eldest brother, Nozel, tries to force her to leave. Enraged, Asta stands up to them in defence of Noelle. A Golden Dawn noble tries to bury him in sand but Asta slices the spell and repeats his promise to become Wizard King.

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"Capital Riot"
"Ōto Sōran" (王都騒乱)
February 27, 2018
May 6, 2018[e]

Rades Spirito, a former Magic Knight expelled from his squad plots revenge against the Clover Kingdom. Noelle’s siblings and several other nobles all attack Asta together, furious that he dares stand up to them. Asta is forced to draw both his swords to fight Noelle’s brothers Solid and Nozel. The fight is stopped when Nozel unleashes his mana, freezing everybody with fear, including Asta who he intends to punish himself. Fuegoleon Vermilion, Mimosa’s cousin and captain of the Crimson Lion’s, questions the nobles honour for teaming up to bully Asta. His brother, Leopold, is impressed by Asta and decides to become his rival. This leads to captains Nozel and Fuegoleon both unleashing their mana against each other in a battle of wills. Before any damage can be caused the city is attacked by Rades and his zombie army who are unaffected by damage caused to their bodies and kill numerous citizens and mages. Asta chooses to rush to the front lines to protect the commoners while the nobles split up to protect different parts of the city. Rades is about to kill a little girl but Asta slices through a group of Zombies, totally destroying them, and lunges at Rades.

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"Wild Magic Dance"
"Mahō Ranbu" (魔法乱舞)
March 6, 2018
May 13, 2018

Rades knows who Asta is but is still confused that his zombies were destroyed so easily, so he summons even more. The Silver Eagles, Golden Dawn and Crimson Lions begin fighting zombies throughout the city, quickly finding the zombies only stay dead if their bodies are totally destroyed. Asta attacks Rades directly so he summons a more powerful magic wielding zombie called No. 4 Jimmy who shoots Asta in the face with a magic bullet that infects his flesh with bleeding curse magic, making Asta bleed continuously. He parries the next bullets so Jimmy begins firing at the girl instead, forcing Asta to protect her. Noelle sees Asta is in trouble but due to her siblings bullying has lost all confidence in her abilities. Fuegoleon sees this and bangs Noelle on the head as punishment for hesitating, telling her to either work to become stronger or stay weak forever. Noelle realises that is what Asta does every day. She joins Asta in battle, casting her water shield around the girl while Leopold burns away the zombies, allowing Asta to rush straight at Jimmy and destroy him. Enraged, Rades summons No. 2 Alfred who attacks Asta with powerful lightning magic.

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"The King of the Crimson Lions" / "The Crimson Lion King"
"Guren no Shishiō" (紅蓮の獅子王)
March 13, 2018
May 20, 2018

Nozel is confused about the lack of enemy strategy. Augustus Kira Clover XIII, the lazy and self-centred King of the Clover Kingdom, who is spending the battle safely with his mistresses in the castle, petulantly demands to know why the Wizard King is not there protecting him. Charmy Papittoson, a young Black Bull obsessed with food, sneaks into the palace kitchen so she can meet the royal chef. Asta cannot match Alfred’s speed so Fuegoleon steps in and burns Alfred to ash. Rades mocks Asta’s dream of becoming Wizard King using only Anti-magic. Fuegoleon is so impressed with Asta he decides to become his rival as well. He takes Asta’s place in the fight so Asta can recover. Rades reveals he used to be in the Purple Orca’s squad but was banished from the Clover Kingdom because his necromancy was considered unnatural. Fuegoleon attacks but Rades summons his strongest corpse, No. 1 Karl and hides behind Karl’s magic shield. Fuegoleon, being more experienced than Rades, blasts a fire bolt through the shields weakest point, destroying Karl and defeating Rades. The city begins to recover but a witch named Catherine flies overhead implying the battle is not over.

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"Blackout"
"Burakkuauto" (ブラックアウト)
March 20, 2018
June 3, 2018[f]

Noelle and Leopold defeat Rades final zombie, No.3 David. Fuegoleon examines Rades Grimoire and finds that it contains a single page with only one spell, meaning necromancy is all he is capable of. Rades is revealed to have a magic item in his ear transmitting someone’s voice that warns Rades to follow their master’s plan in future. A spell suddenly activates, the zombies having been used to lure Magic Knights into teleportation traps that send almost every Magic Knight in the city to far away locations. Catherine attacks the city and begins draining the mana from every magic user in the city, aging them while her she grows younger. Yuno, who escaped the trap, battles with her and Catherine reveals the invasion was aimed at one person, Fuegoleon Vermillion, who is suddenly transported away to a different location than the other Knights. Yuno is hit by curses stealing his vision and hearing. He almost gives up but he realises that with his sight gone he is more attuned to the flow of mana. He summons Sylph to manipulate all the mana in the city to strike Catherine with a massive hurricane. Meanwhile Fuegoleon is approached by a mage he recognises.

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"Adversity"
"Gyakkyō" (逆境)
March 27, 2018
June 10, 2018

Catherine, drained of mana and now elderly, crashes through the wall of the palace kitchen where Charmy is feasting. She desperately tries to drain Charmy’s mana but Charmy, under the impression Catherine wants her food, summons a giant sheep who knocks Catherine through another wall. Catherine’s stolen mana returns to her victims who revert to their normal ages. Charmy’s meal almost falls through the wall as well but it is caught by Yuno, causing Charmy to develop a crush on him. The King demands the battle end soon as the noise is interfering with his nap. Noelle realises the mage who teleported Fuegoleon must be nearby and Asta uncovers him hiding beneath a pile of zombies. The mage, named Valtos, returns Fuegoleon, unconscious with his right arm torn off, meaning the mage Fuegoleon was teleported to is even stronger than a squad captain. Seeing his brother defeated shocks Leopold into near catatonia. Rades tries to escape through Valtos portal but Asta stops him. Rades other allies arrive and surround them. Asta, still suffering from No.4 Jimmy’s bleeding curse, slashes his own body with his swords, removing the curse and readying himself to fight as Rades allies move to attack them.

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"Wounded Beasts"
"Teoi no Kemono" (手負いの獣)
April 3, 2018
June 17, 2018

Asta and Leopold battle the mages together. Noelle casts her shield to prevent further harm to Fuegoleon who is slowly dying. Asta and Leopold are impaled by wind needles but are saved by the teleported Magic Knights who worked together to return to the city. Mimosa begins healing Fuegoleon. Rades and the mages flee through a portal, kidnapping Asta. Nozel decides searching for a commoner like Asta is not worth the effort. Solid and Nebra mock Fuegoleon for being defeated. The Magic Knights begin rebuilding the city’s defences while Noelle worries about Asta. Elsewhere Rades and the mages argue about his recklessness. One of the mages, Sally, wants to dissect Asta for his valuable Anti-magic. As they reach their hideout the Wizard King appears from the shadows. They attack him but the Wizard King is so superior in strength and skill he kills two mages effortlessly and captures the rest in seconds. Asta realises just how much he has to learn before becoming Wizard King. The Wizard King expresses interest in a nearby stone tablet inlaid with several jewels, like the one from Saussy village, but a mysterious mage suddenly appears and blinds everybody with intense light magic.

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"Light"
"Hikari" (光)
April 10, 2018
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The Light Magic mage disappears with the stone tablet. The Wizard King returns Asta and his remaining prisoner to the city. Noelle is secretly happy he is safe, as are Klaus, Mimosa and Nero. Fuegoleon is revealed to be missing his jewel necklace which the Wizard King suspects is part of the stone tablet, now in possession of the Eye of the Midnight Sun, the group behind the invasion. Nozel swears revenge for Fuegoleon’s injuries. Leopold decides to become Wizard King. The Wizard King concludes one of his Magic Knights must be a traitor. Fuegoleon remains unconscious. Sally begins experimenting on Asta’s blood. The mysterious master is revealed to have been injured by the Wizard King’s Time magic, his right arm aged to that of an old man. He is shown to have thousands of followers. Asta argues with Yuno who responds with a powerful wind attack Asta struggles to nullify. It is shown Sylph, only visible to Yuno, has made his magic even more powerful. At the Black Bull’s hideout Magna has finally earned a star whereas Asta reveals that for defeating the invasion he has been promoted to Junior Magic Knight, Third Class, meaning he now outranks Magna.

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"The One I've Set My Heart On"
"Kokoro ni Kimeta Hito" (心に決めた人)
April 17, 2018
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Black Bull member Finral Roulacase has organised a mixer party of three women, himself, Asta and Luck. As they leave via Finral’s portal spell Noelle follows then hides, reasoning that she is ensuring Asta doesn’t get in trouble, when really she is jealous of him meeting other girls. At the mixer the ladies are definitely not impressed by Asta, Finral or Luck, deciding Asta is too young and a commoner, Finral is too flashy and Luck is too violent. Noelle is relieved the mixer is a disaster. Nearby Sekke is attending another mixer. Asta is left alone with a young woman named Rebecca Scarlet. After a few uneasy moments they end up bonding over the fact they both have multiple younger siblings, causing Noelle to panic. A large drunk man insults Rebecca so Asta furiously throws him across the room where he lands on Sekke, ruining his mixer. Rebecca develops a crush on Asta but decides to pursue him slowly after learning he loves someone else. Noelle mistakenly thinks Asta has a secret crush on her which makes her happy. Finral and Luck are both rejected by the other two ladies for being too weird.

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"Path"
"Michi" (道)
April 24, 2018
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A recap of episodes 1–28.

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"The Mirror Mage"
"Kagami no Madōshi" (鏡の魔道士)
May 1, 2018
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Gauche Adlai, a Black Bull obsessed with his 10 year old sister Marie, is happy because it is Marie’s birthday. Father Orgi and Sister Lily learn that Asta was promoted to Junior Magic Knight Third Class and Yuno has been promoted to First Class. Asta visits the village where Rebecca lives which infuriates Noelle. As Gauche gets to the orphanage where Marie lives he finds her playing with Asta and Rebecca’s siblings. He overreacts, scaring Rebecca’s siblings and upsetting Marie who has a crush on Asta. Gauche attempts to murder Asta until Sister Theresa Rapual, a nun who cares for Marie, stops him. Gauche argues with Theresa who is the reason he can only visit Marie once a month. Rebecca invites Asta to spend the night, which her siblings assume means she will try to seduce him. Noelle faints from shock. Gauche attempts to murder Asta in his sleep. Their fight leads outside where Asta realises the whole village is covered in snow in the middle of summer. Rebecca intervenes and reveals two of her siblings, Luca and Marco, along with dozens of other children from the village, are missing. The children are shown in hypnotic trances being led away by Neige.

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"Pursuit over the Snow"
"Setsujō no Tsuigeki" (雪上の追跡)
May 8, 2018
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Sister Theresa realises the snow hypnotises children whose magic has not manifested. Gauche almost hits her in anger but Asta stops him. Gauche tracks Marie into the mountains with Asta and Sister Theresa, leaving Noelle behind to contact reinforcements. Marie wakes up among hundreds of kidnapped children. Neige realises she is awake, accuses her of being a bad friend and hits her. Neige’s abusive older brother, Baro, realises Marco has almost no mana so he throws him out into the snow. Noelle contacts Magic Knight Headquarters and is forced to ask Sekke for help. Asta spots Marco in the snow but Gauche only cares about Marie. Asta falls off the broom to reach Marco while Gauche flies on. Asta nullifies Marco’s hypnosis while Sister Theresa heals him. Baro begins painfully draining the mana from the children. Gauche arrives but is forced to stop fighting when Baro uses Marie as a shield. Asta arrives and frees Marie. Sister Theresa sees the children are completely empty of mana, meaning they will never be able to use magic, ever. Baro assumes Asta is weak for having no magic, until Asta learns Baro was stealing the children’s mana for money and blasts him into the wall.

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"Three-Leaf Sprouts"
"Mitsuba no Me" (三つ葉の芽)
May 15, 2018
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Sekke flies to the Black Bulls hideout to get help for Asta and Gauche but finds most of them are drunk and Yami, having just woken up in a very bad mood, thinks Sekke is a debt collector. Neige is tricked and defeated by Gauche’s Mirror Clone. Sister Theresa restrains Baro while Asta begins nullifying the children’s hypnosis. Baro activates a signal transmitter. Sister Theresa mentions that she once trained Sister Lily who told her about Asta and his determination which inspires her every day. Sally, responding to the signal, appears through a portal. Sekke finally manages to explain that Asta and Gauche need help. Yami weighs up doing it himself, which he does not want to, or sending Gordon and Grey, both of whom are generally hard to communicate with. Sally outmanoeuvres and traps Asta and Gauche with her Gel magic. Sister Theresa burns away the gel and reveals she was once Theresa the Crimson She-Leopard of the Crimson Lions who trained Captain Fuegoleon when he was a child. Sally injects Baro with a magical substance that transforms him into a giant mud monster. Gauche flees with Marie, leaving Asta, Sister Theresa and the other children to die.

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"To Help Somebody Someday"
"Itsuka Dareka no Tame ni naru" (いつか誰かの為になる)
May 22, 2018
—

The mud monster tries to kill Neige but Asta protects him. Gauche has a flashback to their childhood when a relative killed their noble parents, stole their money and threw Gauche and Marie into the street. Gauche turned to thievery to keep Marie from starving but was sent to prison and Marie was taken in by Sister Theresa. Gauche changes his mind when Marie tells him she was proud he became a Magic Knight, so he leaves her with Marco outside the cave and goes back. He sees Asta is still fighting the mud monster so Gauche attacks Sally but is badly beaten. Asta ends up saving him, causing Gauche to remember first joining the Bulls. He decides, for the first time in his life, to support someone else. A new spell appears in his Grimoire and he casts it using the magic mirror inside his left eye, creating dozens of Asta mirror clones and they defeat the mud monster together. Neige swears revenge on Sally while Asta offers to be his friend. Neige, Gauche and Sister Theresa are suddenly attacked by Licht, leader of the Eye of the Midnight Sun. Like Yuno, Licht owns a 4 leaf clover Grimoire.

34
"Light Magic vs. Dark Magic"
"Hikari Mahō tai Yami Mahō" (光魔法VS闇魔法)
May 29, 2018
—

35
"The Light of Judgment"
"Sabaki no Hikari" (裁きの光)
June 5, 2018
—

36
"Three Eyes"
"Mittsu no Me" (三つの眼)
June 12, 2018
—

37
"The One With No Magic"
"Maryoku Naki Mono" (魔力無き者)
June 19, 2018
—

38
"The Magic Knight Captains Conference"
"Mahō Kishi-dan Danchō Kaig" (魔法騎士団団長会議)

—

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text: Songs[edit]

text: Opening theme

tag: p

text:
Title
Artist
Episodes

"Haruka Mirai" (ハルカミライ, Distant Future)
Kankaku Piero[19]
1-13

"PAiNT it BLACK"
BiSH[20]
14-27

"Black Rover"
Vickeblanka[21]
28-

text: Ending theme

text:
Title
Artist
Episodes

"Aoi Honō" (蒼い炎, Blue Flame)
Itowokashi[19]
1-13

"Amazing Dreams"
SWANKY DANK[20]
14-27

"Black to the dreamlight"
EMPiRE[21]
28-

text: Home Releases[edit]

text: Japanese[edit]

text:
Japan, Region 2

Chapter.
Episodes
Release date
Ref.

I
1-10
February 23, 2018
[22]

II
11-19
May 25, 2018
[23]

III
20-29
July 27, 2018
[24]

IV
30-39
November 26, 2018
[25]

V
40-51
January 25, 2019
[26]

text: English[edit]

text:
Funimation Entertainment (USA, Region 1)

Chapter.
Episodes
Release date
Ref.

Season One Part One
1-10
August 7, 2018
[27]

text: Notes[edit]

text:
Jump up ^ Adult Swim uses Funimation's English title.
Jump up ^ If there's one title; it is taken from Funimation and Crunchyroll. As the second title is taken from Crunchyroll.
Jump up ^ Black Clover didn't air on Adult Swim on December 16 and December 23 due to a Cowboy Bebop marathon[14] and a Dragon Ball Super marathon[15] respectively. It resumed on January 6, 2018.
Jump up ^ Due to special scheduling, Black Clover moved to 1 A.M. EST beginning on the night of April 7, which is April 8, 2018.[16]
Jump up ^ Black Clover moved a half hour to 1:30 A.M. EST as it switched time slots with Hunter × Hunter. Beginning on the night of May 5, which is May 6, 2018.[17]
Jump up ^ Adult Swim showed a FLCL marathon on May 26, 2018.[18]

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document_title: Context principle

question_text: he is the philosopher who formulated the so-called context principle

text: Context principle

text: Analysis[edit]

text: The context principle is one of Gottlob Frege's "three fundamental principles" for philosophical analysis, first discussed in his Introduction to The Foundations of Arithmetic (Grundlagen der Arithmetik, 1884). Frege argued that many philosophical errors, especially those related to psychologism in the philosophy of logic and philosophy of mathematics, could be avoided by adhering carefully to the context principle. The view of meaning expressed by the context principle is sometimes called contextualism, but should not be confused with the common contemporary use of the term contextualism in epistemology or ethics. This view need not be contrasted with the view that the meanings of words or expressions can (or must) be determined prior to, and independently of, the meanings of the propositions in which they occur, which is often referred to as compositionalism.

text: The context principle also figures prominently in the work of other Analytic philosophers, such as Bertrand Russell and Ludwig Wittgenstein, who were greatly influenced by Frege's work.

text: Formulations of the context principle[edit]

text: Gottlob Frege, Introduction to The Foundations of Arithmetic (1884/1980)[edit]

text: Ludwig Wittgenstein, Tractatus Logico-Philosophicus (1921/1922)[edit]


document_title: List of Big Ten Conference football champions

question_text: when was the last time wisconsin won the big ten championship

text: Champions by year[edit]

text:
Record
Ranking

Year
Champions
Conference
Overall
AP
Coaches
Bowl result
Head coach

1896
Wisconsin
2–0–1
7–1–1
Started in 1936
Started in 1950
–
Philip King

1897
Wisconsin
3–0
9–1
Started in 1936
Started in 1950
–
Philip King

1898
Michigan
3–0
10–0
Started in 1936
Started in 1950
–
Gustave Ferbert

1899
Chicago
4–0
16–0–2
Started in 1936
Started in 1950
–
Amos Alonzo Stagg

1900
Iowa
2–0–1
7–0–1
Started in 1936
Started in 1950
–
Alden Knipe

Minnesota
3–0–1
10–0–2
Started in 1936
Started in 1950
–
Henry L. Williams

1901
Michigan*
4–0
11–0
Started in 1936
Started in 1950
W Rose Bowl 49–0 vs. Stanford
Fielding H. Yost

Wisconsin
2–0
9–0
Started in 1936
Started in 1950
–
Philip King

1902
Michigan*
5–0
11–0
Started in 1936
Started in 1950
–
Fielding H. Yost

1903
Michigan*
3–0–1
11–0–1
Started in 1936
Started in 1950
–
Fielding H. Yost

Minnesota
3–0–1
14–0–1
Started in 1936
Started in 1950
–
Henry L. Williams

Northwestern
1–0–2
10–1–3
Started in 1936
Started in 1950
–
Walter McCornack

1904
Michigan*
2–0
10–0
Started in 1936
Started in 1950
–
Fielding H. Yost

Minnesota*
3–0
13–0
Started in 1936
Started in 1950
–
Henry L. Williams

1905
Chicago*
7–0
11–0
Started in 1936
Started in 1950
–
Amos Alonzo Stagg

1906
Michigan
1–0
4–1
Started in 1936
Started in 1950
–
Fielding H. Yost

Minnesota
2–0
4–1
Started in 1936
Started in 1950
–
Henry L. Williams

Wisconsin
3–0
5–0
Started in 1936
Started in 1950
–
Charles P. Hutchins

1907
Chicago
4–0
4–1
Started in 1936
Started in 1950
–
Amos Alonzo Stagg

1908
Chicago
5–0
5–0–1
Started in 1936
Started in 1950
–
Amos Alonzo Stagg

1909
Minnesota
3–0
6–1
Started in 1936
Started in 1950
–
Henry L. Williams

1910
Illinois
4–0
7–0
Started in 1936
Started in 1950
–
Arthur Hall

Minnesota
2–0
6–1
Started in 1936
Started in 1950
–
Henry L. Williams

1911
Minnesota
3–0–1
6–0–1
Started in 1936
Started in 1950
–
Henry L. Williams

1912
Wisconsin
5–0
7–0
Started in 1936
Started in 1950
–
William Juneau

1913
Chicago
7–0
7–0
Started in 1936
Started in 1950
–
Amos Alonzo Stagg

1914
Illinois*
6–0
7–0
Started in 1936
Started in 1950
–
Robert Zuppke

1915
Illinois
3–0–2
5–0–2
Started in 1936
Started in 1950
–
Robert Zuppke

Minnesota
3–0–1
6–0–1
Started in 1936
Started in 1950
–
Henry L. Williams

1916
Ohio State
4–0
7–0
Started in 1936
Started in 1950
–
John Wilce

1917
Ohio State
4–0
8–0–1
Started in 1936
Started in 1950
–
John Wilce

1918
Illinois
4–0
5–2
Started in 1936
Started in 1950
–
Robert Zuppke

Michigan
2–0
5–0
Started in 1936
Started in 1950
–
Fielding H. Yost

Purdue
1–0
3–3
Started in 1936
Started in 1950
–
A. G. Scanlon

1919
Illinois*
6–1
6–1
Started in 1936
Started in 1950
–
Robert Zuppke

1920
Ohio State
5–0
7–1
Started in 1936
Started in 1950
L Rose Bowl 0–28 vs. California
John Wilce

1921
Iowa
5–0
7–0
Started in 1936
Started in 1950
–
Howard Jones

1922
Chicago
4–0–1
5–1–1
Started in 1936
Started in 1950
–
Amos Alonzo Stagg

Iowa
5–0
7–0
Started in 1936
Started in 1950
–
Howard Jones

Michigan
4–0
6–0–1
Started in 1936
Started in 1950
–
Fielding H. Yost

1923
Illinois*
5–0
8–0
Started in 1936
Started in 1950
–
Robert Zuppke

Michigan*
4–0
8–0
Started in 1936
Started in 1950
–
Fielding H. Yost

1924
Chicago
3–0–3
4–1–3
Started in 1936
Started in 1950
–
Amos Alonzo Stagg

1925
Michigan
5–1
7–1
Started in 1936
Started in 1950
–
Fielding H. Yost

1926
Michigan
5–0
7–1
Started in 1936
Started in 1950
–
Fielding H. Yost

Northwestern
5–0
7–1
Started in 1936
Started in 1950
–
Glenn Thistlethwaite

1927
Illinois*
5–0
7–0–1
Started in 1936
Started in 1950
–
Robert Zuppke

Minnesota
3–0–1
6–0–2
Started in 1936
Started in 1950
–
Clarence Spears

1928
Illinois
4–1
7–1
Started in 1936
Started in 1950
–
Robert Zuppke

1929
Purdue
5–0
8–0
Started in 1936
Started in 1950
–
James Phelan

1930
Michigan
5–0
8–0–1
Started in 1936
Started in 1950
–
Harry Kipke

Northwestern
5–0
7–1
Started in 1936
Started in 1950
–
Dick Hanley

1931
Michigan
5–1
8–1–1
Started in 1936
Started in 1950
–
Harry Kipke

Northwestern
5–1
7–1–1
Started in 1936
Started in 1950
–
Dick Hanley

Purdue
5–1
9–1
Started in 1936
Started in 1950
–
Noble Kizer

1932
Michigan*
6–0
8–0
Started in 1936
Started in 1950
–
Harry Kipke

Purdue
5–0–1
7–0–1
Started in 1936
Started in 1950
–
Noble Kizer

1933
Michigan*
5–0–1
7–0–1
Started in 1936
Started in 1950
–
Harry Kipke

Minnesota
2–0–4
4–0–4
Started in 1936
Started in 1950
–
Bernie Bierman

1934
Minnesota*
5–0
8–0
Started in 1936
Started in 1950
–
Bernie Bierman

1935
Minnesota*
5–0
8–0
Started in 1936
Started in 1950
–
Bernie Bierman

Ohio State
5–0
7–1
Started in 1936
Started in 1950
–
Francis Schmidt

1936
Northwestern
6–0
7–1
#7
Started in 1950
–
Pappy Waldorf

1937
Minnesota
5–0
6–2
#5
Started in 1950
–
Bernie Bierman

1938
Minnesota
4–1
6–2
#10
Started in 1950
–
Bernie Bierman

1939
Ohio State
5–1
6–2
#15
Started in 1950
–
Francis Schmidt

1940
Minnesota*
6–0
8–0
#1
Started in 1950
–
Bernie Bierman

1941
Minnesota*
5–0
8–0
#1
Started in 1950
–
Bernie Bierman

1942
Ohio State*
5–1
9–1
#1
Started in 1950
–
Paul Brown

1943
Michigan
6–0
8–1
#3
Started in 1950
–
Fritz Crisler

Purdue
6–0
9–0
#5
Started in 1950
–
Elmer Burnham

1944
Ohio State
6–0
9–0
#2
Started in 1950
–
Carroll Widdoes

1945
Indiana
5–0–1
9–0–1
#4
Started in 1950
–
Bo McMillin

1946
Illinois
6–1
8–2
#5
Started in 1950
W Rose Bowl 45–14 vs. UCLA
Ray Eliot

1947
Michigan*
6–0
10–0
#2
Started in 1950
W Rose Bowl 49–0 vs. USC
Fritz Crisler

1948
Michigan*
5–0
9–0
#1
Started in 1950
–
Bennie Oosterbaan

1949
Michigan
4–1–1
6–2–1
#7
Started in 1950
–
Bennie Oosterbaan

Ohio State
4–1–1
7–1–2
#4
Started in 1950
W Rose Bowl 17-14 vs. California
Wes Fesler

1950
Michigan
4–1–1
6–3–1
#9
#6
W Rose Bowl 14–6 vs. California
Bennie Oosterbaan

1951
Illinois
5–0–1
9–0–1
#4
#3
W Rose Bowl 40–7 vs. Stanford
Ray Eliot

1952
Purdue
4–1–1
4–3–2
#18
#12
–
Stu Holcomb

Wisconsin
4–1–1
6–3–1
#11
#10
L Rose Bowl 7–0 vs. USC
Ivy Williamson

1953
Illinois
5–1
7–1–1
#7
#7
–
Ray Eliot

Michigan State
5–1
9–1
#3
#3
W Rose Bowl 28–20 vs. UCLA
Clarence Munn

1954
Ohio State*
7–0
10–0
#1
#2
W Rose Bowl 20–7 vs. USC
Woody Hayes

1955
Ohio State
6–0
7–2
#5
#5
–
Woody Hayes

1956
Iowa
5–1
9–1
#3
#3
W Rose Bowl 35–19 vs. Oregon State
Forest Evashevski

1957
Ohio State*
7–0
9–1
#2
#1
W Rose Bowl 10–7 vs. Oregon
Woody Hayes

1958
Iowa*
5–1
8–1–1
#2
#2
W Rose Bowl 38–12 vs. California
Forest Evashevski

1959
Wisconsin
5–2
7–3
#6
#6
L Rose Bowl 44–8 vs. Washington
Milt Bruhn

1960
Iowa
5–1
8–1
#3
#2
–
Forest Evashevski

Minnesota*
6–1
8–2
#1
#1
L Rose Bowl 17–7 vs. Washington
Murray Warmath

1961
Ohio State*
6–0
8–0–1
#2
#2
–
Woody Hayes

1962
Wisconsin
6–1
8–2
#2
#2
L Rose Bowl 42–37 vs. USC
Milt Bruhn

1963
Illinois
5–1–1
8–1–1
#2
#2
W Rose Bowl 17–7 vs. Washington
Pete Elliott

1964
Michigan
6–1
9–1
#4
#4
W Rose Bowl 34–7 vs. Oregon State
Bump Elliott

1965
Michigan State*
7–0
10–1
#2
#1
L Rose Bowl 14–12 vs. UCLA
Duffy Daugherty

1966
Michigan State*
7–0
9–0–1
#2
#2
–
Duffy Daugherty

1967
Indiana
6–1
9–2
#4
#6
L Rose Bowl 14–3 vs. USC
John Pont

Minnesota
6–1
8–2
–
#14
–
Murray Warmath

Purdue
6–1
8–2
#9
#9
–
Jack Mollenkopf

1968
Ohio State*
7–0
10–0
#1
#1
W Rose Bowl 27–16 vs. USC
Woody Hayes

1969
Michigan
6–1
8–3
#9
#8
L Rose Bowl 10–3 vs. USC
Bo Schembechler

Ohio State
6–1
8–1
#4
#5
–
Woody Hayes

1970
Ohio State*
7–0
9–1
#5
#2
L Rose Bowl 27–17 vs. Stanford
Woody Hayes

1971
Michigan
8–0
11–1
#6
#4
L Rose Bowl 13–12 vs. Stanford
Bo Schembechler

1972
Michigan
7–1
10–1
#6
#6
–
Bo Schembechler

Ohio State
7–1
9–2
#9
#3
L Rose Bowl 42–17 vs. USC
Woody Hayes

1973
Michigan
7–0–1
10–0–1
#6
#6
–
Bo Schembechler

Ohio State
7–0–1
10–0–1
#2
#3
W Rose Bowl 42–21 vs. USC
Woody Hayes

1974
Michigan
7–1
10–1
#3
#5
–
Bo Schembechler

Ohio State
7–1
10–2
#4
#3
L Rose Bowl 18–17 vs. USC
Woody Hayes

1975
Ohio State
8–0
11–1
#4
#4
L Rose Bowl 23–10 vs. UCLA
Woody Hayes

1976
Michigan
7–1
10–2
#3
#3
L Rose Bowl 14–6 vs. USC
Bo Schembechler

Ohio State
7–1
9–2–1
#6
#5
W Orange Bowl 27–10 vs. Colorado
Woody Hayes

1977
Michigan
7–1
10–2
#9
#8
L Rose Bowl 27–20 vs. Washington
Bo Schembechler

Ohio State
7–1
9–3
#11
#12
L Sugar Bowl 35–6 vs. Alabama
Woody Hayes

1978
Michigan
7–1
10–2
#5
#5
L Rose Bowl 17–10 vs. USC
Bo Schembechler

Michigan State
7–1
8–3
#12
–
–
Darryl Rogers

1979
Ohio State
8–0
11–1
#4
#4
L Rose Bowl 17–16 vs. USC
Earle Bruce

1980
Michigan
8–0
10–2
#4
#4
W Rose Bowl 23–6 vs. Washington
Bo Schembechler

1981
Iowa
6–2
8–4
#18
#15
L Rose Bowl 28–0 vs. Washington
Hayden Fry

Ohio State
6–2
9–3
#15
#12
W Liberty Bowl 31–28 vs. Navy
Earle Bruce

1982
Michigan
8–1
8–4
–
#15
L Rose Bowl 24–14 vs. UCLA
Bo Schembechler

1983
Illinois
9–0
10–2
#10
#10
L Rose Bowl 45–9 vs. UCLA
Mike White

1984
Ohio State
7–2
9–3
#13
#12
L Rose Bowl 20–17 vs. USC
Earle Bruce

1985
Iowa
7–1
10–2
#10
#9
L Rose Bowl 45–28 vs. UCLA
Hayden Fry

1986
Michigan
7–1
11–2
#8
#7
L Rose Bowl 22–15 vs. Arizona State
Bo Schembechler

Ohio State
7–1
10–3
#7
#6
W Cotton Bowl Classic 28–12 vs. Texas A&M
Earle Bruce

1987
Michigan State
7–0–1
9–2–1
#8
#8
W Rose Bowl 20–17 vs. USC
George Perles

1988
Michigan
7–0–1
9–2–1
#4
#4
W Rose Bowl 22–14 vs. USC
Bo Schembechler

1989
Michigan
8–0
10–2
#7
#8
L Rose Bowl 17–10 vs. USC
Bo Schembechler

1990
Illinois
6–2
8–4
#25
#24
L Hall of Fame Bowl 30–0 vs. Clemson
John Mackovic

Iowa
6–2
8–4
#18
#16
L Rose Bowl 46–34 vs. Washington
Hayden Fry

Michigan
6–2
9–3
#7
#8
W Gator Bowl 35–3 vs. Ole Miss
Gary Moeller

Michigan State
6–2
8–3–1
#16
#14
W John Hancock Bowl 17–16 vs. USC
George Perles

1991
Michigan
8–0
10–2
#6
#6
L Rose Bowl 34–14 vs. Washington
Gary Moeller

1992
Michigan
6–0–2
9–0–3
#5
#5
W Rose Bowl 38–31 vs. Washington
Gary Moeller

1993
Ohio State
6–1–1
10–1–1
#11
#10
W Holiday Bowl 28–21 vs. BYU
John Cooper

Wisconsin
6–1–1
10–1–1
#6
#5
W Rose Bowl 21–16 vs. UCLA
Barry Alvarez

1994
Penn State
8–0
12–0
#2
#2
W Rose Bowl 38–20 vs. Oregon
Joe Paterno

1995
Northwestern
8–0
10–2
#8
#7
L Rose Bowl 41–32 vs. USC
Gary Barnett

1996
Northwestern
7–1
9–3
#15
#16
L Florida Citrus Bowl 48–28 vs. Tennessee
Gary Barnett

Ohio State
7–1
11–1
#2
#2
W Rose Bowl 20–17 vs. Arizona State
John Cooper

1997
Michigan*
8–0
12–0
#1
#2
W Rose Bowl 21–16 vs. Washington State
Lloyd Carr

1998
Michigan
7–1
10–3
#12
#12
W Florida Citrus Bowl 45–31 vs. Arkansas
Lloyd Carr

Ohio State
7–1
11–1
#2
#2
W Sugar Bowl 24–14 vs. Texas A&M
John Cooper

Wisconsin
7–1
11–1
#6
#5
W Rose Bowl 38–31 vs. UCLA
Barry Alvarez

1999
Wisconsin
7–1
10–2
#4
#4
W Rose Bowl 17–9 vs. Stanford
Barry Alvarez

2000
Michigan
6–2
9–3
#11
#10
W Florida Citrus Bowl 31–28 vs. Auburn
Lloyd Carr

Northwestern
6–2
8–4
–
–
L Alamo Bowl 66–17 vs. Nebraska
Randy Walker

Purdue
6–2
8–4
#13
#13
L Rose Bowl 34–24 vs. Washington
Joe Tiller

2001
Illinois
7–1
10–2
#12
#12
L Sugar Bowl 47–34 vs. LSU
Ron Turner

2002
Iowa
8–0
11–2
#8
#8
L Orange Bowl 38–17 vs. USC
Kirk Ferentz

Ohio State*
8–0
14–0
#1
#1
W Fiesta Bowl 31–24 vs. Miami
Jim Tressel

2003
Michigan
7–1
10–3
#6
#7
L Rose Bowl 28–14 vs. USC
Lloyd Carr

2004
Iowa
7–1
10–2
#8
#8
W Capital One Bowl 30–25 vs. LSU
Kirk Ferentz

Michigan
7–1
9–3
#14
#12
L Rose Bowl 38–37 vs. Texas
Lloyd Carr

2005
Ohio State
7–1
10–2
#4
#4
W Fiesta Bowl 34–20 vs. Notre Dame
Jim Tressel

Penn State
7–1
11–1
#3
#3
W Orange Bowl 26–23 3OT vs. Florida State
Joe Paterno

2006
Ohio State
8–0
12–1
#2
#2
L BCS Championship Game 41–14 vs. Florida
Jim Tressel

2007
Ohio State
7–1
11–2
#5
#4
L BCS Championship Game 38–24 vs. LSU
Jim Tressel

2008
Ohio State
7–1
10–3
#9
#11
L Fiesta Bowl 24–21 vs. Texas
Jim Tressel

Penn State
7–1
11–2
#8
#8
L Rose Bowl 24-38 vs. USC
Joe Paterno

2009
Ohio State
7–1
11–2
#5
#5
W Rose Bowl 26–17 vs. Oregon
Jim Tressel

2010^
Michigan State
7–1
11–2
#14
#14
L Capital One Bowl 49–7 vs. Alabama
Mark Dantonio

Wisconsin
7–1
11–2
#7
#8
L Rose Bowl 21–19 vs. TCU
Bret Bielema

2011
Wisconsin
6–2
11–3
#10
#11
L Rose Bowl 45–38 vs. Oregon
Bret Bielema

2012
Wisconsin
4–4
8–6
–
–
L Rose Bowl 20–14 vs. Stanford
Bret Bielema

2013
Michigan State
8–0
13–1
#3
#3
W Rose Bowl 24–20 vs. Stanford
Mark Dantonio

2014
Ohio State*
8–0
14–1
#1
#1
W CFP Semifinal at Sugar Bowl 42–35 vs. Alabama
W College Football Playoff National Championship 42–20 vs. Oregon
Urban Meyer

2015
Michigan State
7–1
12–2
#6
#6
L CFP Semifinal at Cotton Bowl 38–0 vs. Alabama
Mark Dantonio

2016
Penn State
8–1
11–3
#7
#7
L Rose Bowl 52–49 vs. USC
James Franklin

2017
Ohio State
8–1
12–2

W Cotton Bowl 24–7 vs. USC
Urban Meyer

text: Note: an asterisk (*) denotes a national championship for that season recognized by the College Football Data Warehouse.

text: ^ Ohio State vacated all wins from the 2010 season and its share of the championship due to NCAA violations.

text: Championships by team[edit]

text:
Team
Big Ten
Championships
Years

Michigan
42
1898, 1901, 1902, 1903, 1904, 1906, 1918, 1922, 1923, 1925, 1926, 1930, 1931, 1932, 1933, 1943, 1947, 1948, 1949, 1950, 1964, 1969, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1974, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1980, 1982, 1986, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1997, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2004

Ohio State
36^
1916, 1917, 1920, 1935, 1939, 1942, 1944, 1949, 1954, 1955, 1957, 1961, 1968, 1969, 1970, 1972, 1973, 1974, 1975, 1976, 1977, 1979, 1981, 1984, 1986, 1993, 1996, 1998, 2002, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2014, 2017

Minnesota
18
1900, 1903, 1904, 1906, 1909, 1910, 1911, 1915, 1927, 1933, 1934, 1935, 1937, 1938, 1940, 1941, 1960, 1967

Illinois
15
1910, 1914, 1915, 1918, 1919, 1923, 1927, 1928, 1946, 1951, 1953, 1963, 1983, 1990, 2001

Wisconsin
14
1896, 1897, 1901, 1906, 1912, 1952, 1959, 1962, 1993, 1998, 1999, 2010, 2011, 2012

Iowa
11
1900, 1921, 1922, 1956, 1958, 1960, 1981, 1985, 1990, 2002, 2004

Michigan State
9
1953, 1965, 1966, 1978, 1987, 1990, 2010, 2013, 2015

Northwestern
8
1903, 1926, 1930, 1931, 1936, 1995, 1996, 2000

Purdue
8
1918, 1929, 1931, 1932, 1943, 1952, 1967, 2000

Chicago
7
1899, 1905, 1907, 1908, 1913, 1922, 1924

Penn State
4
1994, 2005, 2008, 2016

Indiana
2
1945, 1967

Nebraska
0

Maryland
0

Rutgers
0

text: Italics indicate a school no longer competing in the Big Ten.

text: Bold indicates an outright conference championship.

text: ^ Ohio State vacated all wins from the 2010 season and its share of the title.

text: Championships by head coach[edit]

text:
Head Coach
School
Big Ten
Championships

Bo Schembechler
Michigan
13

Woody Hayes
Ohio State
13

Fielding H. Yost
Michigan
10

Henry L. Williams
Minnesota
8

Bernie Bierman
Minnesota
7

Amos Alonzo Stagg
Chicago
7

Robert Zuppke
Illinois
7

Jim Tressel
Ohio State
6^

Lloyd Carr
Michigan
5

Earle Bruce
Ohio State
4

Harry Kipke
Michigan
4

Barry Alvarez
Wisconsin
3

Bret Bielema
Wisconsin
3

John Cooper
Ohio State
3

Mark Dantonio*
Michigan State
3

Ray Eliot
Illinois
3

Forest Evashevski
Iowa
3

Hayden Fry
Iowa
3

Philip King
Wisconsin
3

Gary Moeller
Michigan
3

Bennie Oosterbaan
Michigan
3

Joe Paterno
Penn State
3

John Wilce
Ohio State
3

Gary Barnett
Northwestern
2

Milt Bruhn
Wisconsin
2

Fritz Crisler
Michigan
2

Duffy Daugherty
Michigan State
2

Kirk Ferentz*
Iowa
2

Dick Hanley
Northwestern
2

Howard Jones
Iowa
2

Noble Kizer
Purdue
2

Urban Meyer*
Ohio State
2

George Perles
Michigan State
2

Francis Schmidt
Ohio State
2

Murray Warmath
Minnesota
2

Paul Brown
Ohio State
1

Elmer Burnham
Purdue
1

Bump Elliott
Michigan
1

Pete Elliott
Illinois
1

Gustave Ferbert
Michigan
1

Wes Fesler
Ohio State
1

James Franklin*
Penn State
1

Arthur Hall
Illinois
1

Stu Holcomb
Purdue
1

Charles P. Hutchins
Wisconsin
1

William Juneau
Wisconsin
1

Alden Knipe
Iowa
1

John Mackovic
Illinois
1

Walter McCornack
Northwestern
1

Bo McMillin
Indiana
1

Jack Mollenkopf
Purdue
1

Clarence Munn
Michigan State
1

James Phelan
Purdue
1

John Pont
Indiana
1

Darryl Rogers
Michigan State
1

A. G. Scanlon
Purdue
1

Clarence Spears
Minnesota
1

Glenn Thistlethwaite
Northwestern
1

Joe Tiller
Purdue
1

Ron Turner
Illinois
1

Pappy Waldorf
Northwestern
1

Randy Walker
Northwestern
1

Mike White
Illinois
1

Carroll Widdoes
Ohio State
1

Ivy Williamson
Wisconsin
1

text:
^ Ohio State vacated all wins from the 2010 season and their share of the championship
* Active Big Ten coach

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